to deceive I knew of the scene in Malcolm X, where Denzel Washington states “Every election year, these politicians are sent up here to pacify us,” he says. “You’ve been hoodwinked. Bamboozled.” Apparently and totally missed by myself when it actually occurred, Obama during his campaign (at the very of this clip) used similar terminology … . . . → Read More: Wednesday Nautical Terms and Phrases: Bamboozle
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By Dr. M, on  June 30th, 2009  One comment  Nautical Terms and Phrases  bamboozle, Denzel Washington, flags, hoisting, hoodwinked, Malcolm X, Obama, Sailing, Spanish By Dr. M, on June 30th, 2009 148 comments Biodiversity, TGIF: Pictures & Movies aliens, Annelida, bryozoa, Cnidaria, cryptozoology, invertebrates, Naididae, North Carolina, sewer, slime mold, Tubifex, viral video, zooid The latest viral video is from the sewer under Cameron Village in Raleigh, NC. The mysterious creatures found are nothing short of disgusting and spectacular. This video has made its way to Video Sift and various cryptozoology sites. Speculations on the nature of this creature run from bryozoans, cnidarians, slime molds, and some mysterious … . . . → Read More: Creatures from the Sewer
By Peter Etnoyer, on June 30th, 2009 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Scientist! bottom trawling, Callum Roberts Over the years, I’ve marveled at the ways and means of different scientists. Some have a career that’s focused like a laser beam, boring through the impenetrable mysteries of oceanography or evolution. Others paint with a broad brush on a large canvas, dabble in things of interest, or follow a trail to its natural … . . . → Read More: Once upon a time, the ocean was blue
By Peter Etnoyer, on June 29th, 2009 One comment Conservation & Environment Bill Hogarth, International Whaling Commission, IWC, whaling Folks must have been shocked last week to hear outgoing whaling Commissioner Dr. Bill Hogarth say he was convinced “there would be less whales killed if we didn’t have a moratorium,” in reference to the unregulated nature of Japanese scientific whaling. Bureaucratic insights like these are hard to reconcile, but times they are a-changing. The … . . . → Read More: Reality Check on Whaling, and Its Opposition
By Dr. M, on June 29th, 2009 One comment Conservation & Environment climate change, energy, global warming, legistation From the New York Times… The House passed legislation on Friday intended to address global warming and transform the way the nation produces and uses energy. The vote was the first time either house of Congress had approved a bill meant to curb the heat-trapping gases scientists have linked to climate change. The legislation, which … . . . → Read More: Moving forward too slowly?
By Dr. M, on June 28th, 2009 4 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Geology, Megavertebrate, Paleobiology Age of Fishes, armor, Arthrodires, computer model, Devonian, Dunkleosteus, force, fossil, jaw, Ohio, placoderms, predator, shark Way before even your great-great-grandpappy was born and Ohio was ocean instead of cornfields, it was the “Age of the Fishes”. During this Devonian (400-360 million years ago), the placoderms, giant, shark-like, armored fishes, ruled the oceans. Among the largest and most fearsome of these were the arthrodires, the joint necks. The lovely pet … . . . → Read More: Easy Big Fella
By Dr. M, on June 28th, 2009 5 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Education, Fish, Giant Isopod, Megavertebrate 4-eyes, Aquarium, archer fish, Biodiversity, Cincinnati, freshwater, Giant Isopod, Kentucky, Licking River, mud skippers, mussel, Newport, Ohio, shark ray, snake head turtle Finding my self in Cincinnati for a conference, I couldn’t help myself from heading across the river into Kentucky to the Newport Aquarium. This aquarium is truly a gem of the midland. The entrance proclaims “water is the blanket of the earth” and indeed the aquarium highlights the biodiversity of this cover. With so many … . . . → Read More: Giant Isopods and Shark Rays in Cincinnati?
By Dr. M, on June 26th, 2009 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Life Science, Mating & Reproduction, TGIF: Pictures & Movies animation, development, Echinodermata, starfish This animation from Daniel Brown at Biochemical Soul makes me come close to actually liking echinoderms. Well..at least I still like them more than mammals. Seriously, a great animation that clearly illustrates the development of starfish. . . . → Read More: TGIF: Echinoderms Aren’t So Bad
By Peter Etnoyer, on June 26th, 2009 One comment Biodiversity, TGIF: Pictures & Movies basketstar, echinoderm Basketstars are enigmatic denizens of the deep. They are broadly distributed in the world’s oceans from the Artic to the Antarctic, occurring as shallow as the shallow subtidal. They can grow to 2-3 feet across, often found associated with deep-sea coral, like this Gorgonocephalus sp. above. Basketstars are suspension feeders, so their feeding mode … . . . → Read More: Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Basket star
By Peter Etnoyer, on June 25th, 2009 Leave a comment Coral, Expeditions, Seamount CenSeam, Di Tracey, Graveyard, NIWA Its summertime folks, and it seems like everyone is either heading out to sea, or returning from a recent expedition. If not that, its a conference. Craig reported last week from Evolution 2009, and Kevin’s off to a meeting for the Biogeography of Chemosythetic Ecosystems (ChEss) in Japan. I’m still stuck here in Texas … . . . → Read More: Ready for another expedition?
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